The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) is at the center of a large and growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development. Building on the skills of local residents, the power of local associations, and the supportive functions of local institutions, asset-based community development draws upon existing community strengths to build stronger, more sustainable communities for the future.

ABCD Institute Makes DePaul University Home By Dan Baron / April 8, 2018

In late 2016, DePaul welcomed the ABCD Institute to the Steans Center as its new home. Founded at Northwestern University more than two decades ago, the Institute has made a global impact on community development and organizing through its emphasis on how communities use their assets to define who and what they are and how they shape their future. DePaul now directly benefits from decades of wisdom developed through research, engagement, and scholarship in communities employing ABCD throughout the world. Read more

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